Epidendrum microcharis Rchb.f. 1870 Photo by © Moises Behar

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Common Name The Insignificant Epidendrum

Flower Size 1.2" [3 cm]

Found in Chiapas Mexico in evergreen cloud forests at elevations of 2300 to 3100 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte with slightly distant, fusiform to subspheric, finely rugose, often purple pseudobulbs carrying usually 2, apical, somewhat recurved, deeply purple flushed, coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, persistent leaves that blooms at ant time of the year on a terminal, very short, racemose, 2 to 4 flowered inflorescence arising on a newly matureing pseudobulb with triangular, acuminate floral bracts partially obscured by the leaves and carrying resupinate flowers with a green fragrance.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Las Orquedias De El Salvador Vol 1 Hamer 1974 drawing/photo fide; Las Orquedias de El Salvador Vol 3 Hamer 1981 drawing fide; Icones Orchidacearum 5&6 Plate 576 Hagsater 1999 drawing fide;

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